Nigel Goodwin Super Moderator Most Helpful Member Aug 10, 2011 #21 Sodrohu said: I've never, as yet personally, done USART without MAX232...but if the rest of the experts(read:Nigel and Wilksey) vouch for it, then I guess it's doable. So far I've used MAX and it works like a charm. Click to expand... Don't be so sceptical! http://picprojects.org.uk/projects/simpleSIO/ssio.htm It's a very old tried and tested technique - there's nothing really special about a max232, it just inverting and level shifting.
Sodrohu said: I've never, as yet personally, done USART without MAX232...but if the rest of the experts(read:Nigel and Wilksey) vouch for it, then I guess it's doable. So far I've used MAX and it works like a charm. Click to expand... Don't be so sceptical! http://picprojects.org.uk/projects/simpleSIO/ssio.htm It's a very old tried and tested technique - there's nothing really special about a max232, it just inverting and level shifting.